Mark R. Warner
September 9, 2010
Shaking up the system
"I think it's time to shake up the education system," Senator Warner said today in front of a crowd of about 75 professors and students at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia.
Senator Warner spoke at the new home of the School of Education at Bavaro Hall before taking questions from the crowd. The Senator was highly involved in education reform as Governor - and the Curry School was a leading partner in then-Governor Warner's proposal to place "turn-around specialists" in troubled schools.
Senator Warner said he is looking forward to getting involved again as the Senate gears up to take on the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind.
NBC 29 reported on Senator Warner's visit:
'Warner says he's just in favor of what works. "So educational competition, rigor, trying to make sure we measure what works and be willing to get rid of what doesn't work, has to be a high part of our agenda," he said.'
Later in the day Senator visited Fluvanna County and spoke to a crowd of about 60 community leaders at the new Fluvanna Public Library - which features a unique geothermal heating system that will save the county a good amount of money. Senator Warner helped to secure funding for the library as Senator.
The Senator spoke for a few minutes on his plans for moving forward in Congress before taking questions, mainly on health care reform and help for small businesses. He stressed that despite problems with our government, "only in America can a guy from Indiana become governor then Senator of a beautiful state like Virginia."
"In so many other countries you don't even get one shot, but here you can have lots of chances."
- 09/04/10 -Not Exactly Trash Talk...Monday night's game between #10 Virginia Tech and #3 Boise State is widely considered the strongest opening week college football contest in the country this Labor Day weekend. Senator Warner and his Republican colleague Jim Risch of idaho have made a friendly, bipartisan wager on the outcome of the game.
- 09/07/10 -Visiting Winchester's Our HealthSenator Warner visited Our Health in Winchester today, a campus-like setting that combines 10 public health, social service and non-profit agencies at one location. The shared location allows for closer coordination and administrative savings for the organizations.
- 09/07/10 -Rosetta Stone: a great homegrown success storySenator Warner visited Rosetta Stone in Harrisonburg for a tour and a town hall meeting with employees. Rosetta Stone is the leading technology-based foreign language education company, founded in Harrisonburg, and it soon will reach 2,000 employees worldwide.
- 09/08/10 -Taking "wonky" questions at JMUSenator Warner started the day off talking business with business and finance majors at James Madison University's Forbes Center for the Arts.
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09/09/10 -Current record
- 09/14/10 -Honoring a friendly betToday Senator Warner made good on his wager with Idaho Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) on the outcome of the Sept. 6th Virginia Tech/Boise State football game at FedEx Field at Landover, MD.
- 09/15/10 -Increasing export opportunities for Virginia business“Virginia's international exports are on the rise, but even greater opportunities exist to increase jobs and boost industry by connecting more businesses in the commonwealth to an expanding global market,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch said, describing the objective of Senator Warner’s successful conference on exporting this Monday.
- 09/16/10 -Award-winning homegrown innovationA team from Lynchburg won $5 million and top honors today for their “Very Light Car” – an 840 lb, 102 mpg entry in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition.
- 09/22/10 -Helpful Health Reform ResourceThe non-partisan, non-profit Kaiser Family Foundation has produced a helpful, nine-minute cartoon video explaining the basics of the new health reform law.
- 09/28/10 -Challenging Pentagon Decision on JFCOMSenator Warner submitted this testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee today as top Pentagon officials prepared to testify about last month’s announcement of plans to close-down U.S. Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads.
- 09/29/10 -Senator Warner's proposal mandating more accountability & savings across gov't clears committeeSenator Warner’s bipartisan legislation to make government work better by requiring every federal agency to set clear performance goals was approved by a key Senate committee today.
- 09/30/10 -IRS Provides Relief to Toxic Drywall HomeownersAt Senator Warner’s urging, the IRS has announced they will allow homeowners dealing with drywall issues to deduct a portion of the cost of repairs to their homes and the replacement of fixtures and appliances.